Kirkby, Millicent

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Millicent Kirkby

Burma Years

Our many thanks to Steve for allowing us to publish extracts from the autobiography of Millicent Kirkby, (nee Stephen) his mother.

Here you will find the trek of Norman (Kippy), his father and letters from Millicent describing her and their daughter's
evacuation and arrival in India, also the physical condition and medical treatment needed by Norman (Kippy) after his arrival.

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Others mentioned:- Capt. Keenan, I.F.Co., Mr & Mrs Dale, Mr & Mrs Miles, Miss Shears, Dr. Williams, Miss Cuthbert, Ross Knuckey, Mrs Brownley, Gordon Brownley, Mr Kenward (known as Ken), Guy West, Bobby Sharp, Mr Crisp, Dr. King, Mrs Crisp, Mrs Bobby Sharp, Apply Swami (called Sammy,) Dr. Spreadbury, Margaret Brown, Nurse Edwards, Nurse Olive Coles, Bala, Beana, Mr (nicknamed Felix) & Mrs Millen, Mr & Mrs Glover, Quadie Beg, Dr. Colson, Bill & Agatha Urquhart, Venetia and Valerie Urquhart, Andrew Yule, Mr & Mrs (Ella) Stewart, Olga Stewart.

Namtu, c. 1919, home to Alice and George Stephen, Millicent's parents

The bungalow at "mile 32."
Mile 32 refers to a point on the 2' narrow gauge company railway from Namyao to Namtu, part of the way being on a petrol driven company trolley.

Mansam Falls and the power station for Namtu and the mine at Bawdwin,
Kenward (see below) was Asstistant Resident Engineer

Namtu Club, 1927.
Norman Reginald Kirbky, bottom row, 2nd from right.
Millicent May Kirkby, nee Stephen, middle row 3rd from right.

Namtu Club, Smelter in background

Namtu
1928-1930

Lead & Silver Mine at Namtu, c. 1930

Smelter at Namtu,
Millicent's father, George, was the Engineer here
from 1919-1924 and continued until retirement in 1938

The Mill, from the Tails Land Dump.
Showing the steel work of the large new section last December. The Head Tanks on the left supply the plant with water and the over structure on the substation can be seen to their left. The man in the middle foreground is Mr Helphens (xxx) Foreman for Sand Pumps.
He has lots of others foremen of course. N.R.K.

Namtu from the top of the Chimney Hill.
The white building in the centre across the river is the Central Power Station. The Mill is in the far distance on the left.
The Smelter is in the centre foreground and the Lead and Silver Refinery on the left foreground.
Namtu Club is marked by the arrow (?) in the centre of the photo.

Norman Stephen Kirkby, b. 1933 at Namtu.
Returning home after visiting grandparents at Mile 32 bungalow.
He is on the lap of Bala, his Ayah and his pram is on the luggage grid.
His grandfather, George Alexander Stephen is driving.

Crossing on the Moti Ferry between Namtu and Maymyo
c. 1920

Burma, sometime between 1924 and 1942

Saidulla was the bearer (Butler) to
Norman R. Kirkby

Emperor of Ethiopa, Haile Selassie (bearded)
and his party on a visit to
Chiteranjan Loco. Works, Bihar, India. c. 1955.
Norman R. Kirkby (with tankard)

1928
George Alexander Stephen (4th left) b. 1875, Australia, d. 1949, Aberdeen.
Alice Stephen, nee Mackay, his wife, (1st left) b. 1882, d. 1851.

Millicent May Kirkby, nee Stephen, b. 1907, d. 1990. Millicent took this photo on board the ship leaving Australia on her and her parents return home to Namtu after a 6 mth. holiday.

To see them off are:-
Elizabeth Stephen, nee Wool, b. 1855, d. 1938 (George's mother,) 2nd left.
Millicent Stammers, nee Stephen, (George's sister,) 3rd left.
Alice Stammers, daughter of the above, 1st right.

To complete the family details:-
Norman Reginald Kirkby, Electrical Engr. and Supdt. of Khumardhubi Engineering Works, Bihar, India and husband of Millicent May, b. 1903, Pietermaritzurg, S. Africa, d. 1995, Hertford.